NZ helicopter wreck found after nine years

New Zealand police say they have recovered two bodies from the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed almost nine years ago in the South Island.

The wreck was spotted in mountainous terrain by the occupants of another helicopter flying over the remote Fiordland National Park in the South Island, earlier this week.

After visiting the site, police confirmed the chopper was a Hughes 500 that went missing on a sightseeing flight in January, 2004, carrying Briton, Hannah Timings, 28, and local pilot Campbell Montgomerie, 27.

The helicopter disappeared in rough weather after setting off from Queenstown and despite an extensive air search at the time, it remained hidden in rugged bushland until this week.

Police say the bodies have been recovered and the matter had been referred to the Coroner, who will make a formal identification using DNA in the next few weeks.

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